J2EE is a standard technology for developing and launching enterprise applications and, along with the other Java enhancements, was needed in
BroadVision's product family to quiet criticism that the company was not doing enough to open up its e-business applications to Java developers, analysts said.

"This is a big release for them," said Shawn Willett, an analyst with Current Analysis. "The big rap on BroadVision applications was that they were proprietary and didn't run on Java."

Although further e-business applications that will sit on top of BroadVision One-to-One 6.0 are expected to be released during the coming months, the new
Java-induced software server increases BroadVision's position in its battle with Vignette and ATG, which already have Java support in their e-commerce
software applications, Willett said.

Upcoming e-business applications, including BroadVision InfoExchange Portal,
BroadVision MarketMaker and BroadVision Retail Commerce, are being developed
for the new server software and should be available in the second quarter of 2001, a representative for the Redwood City, Calif., company said.

BroadVision is also expected to begin shipping an integrated e-commerce travel software application that combines its e-commerce technology with the
tools of tourism technology and services provider Amadeus Global Travel Distribution. The application is the result of a partnership between the two
companies that began last June.